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Why don’t coffee bags make very good coffee?
Much of the flavour of brewed coffee comes from volatile oils. Raw coffee beans keep them safely confined, but roasting then grinding them exposes a relatively huge surface area to the surroundings.
https://www.newscientist.com/lastword/2522837-why-dont-coffee-bags-make-very-good-coffee/
When Will LeBron James Break the NBA Scoring Record
The NBA scoring record — the record for the most total regular season points scored over the course of an individual player’s career — is hallowed ground. Basketball, after all, is all about scoring points. Sure, there’s lots of ways of putting the ball in the basket, but the important thing is putting it there.
https://www.ask.com/lifestyle/lebron-james-nba-scoring-record
Donald Trump is the war’s biggest loser
NOT ALL wars have a winner. But every war has at least one loser and if—a big if—the ceasefire marks the end of the war in Iran, the biggest loser will be Donald Trump.
http://economist.com/leaders/2026/04/09/donald-trump-is-the-wars-biggest-loser
How Trump Purged Immigration Judges to Speed Up Deportations
The Trump administration has systematically pressured the nation’s immigration judges, threatening them with disciplinary action if they do not deport more people and firing those seen as insufficiently supportive of the president’s aggressive enforcement agenda, a New York Times investigation has found.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/trump-miller-immigration-judges-purge.html
Maine’s first-in-the-nation bill pausing AI data center construction is smart
April 18, 2026
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Michael Holland
Maine lawmakers passed a statewide freeze on large data centers this week, the first of its kind in the country.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/maine-data-centers-bill-ai